Tag Archives: beach

Happy New Year From Coney Island

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Winter on the boardwalk. Continue reading →

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Jersey Shore Summer — Greetings From Asbury Park

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Images that will make a Springsteen song start playing in your head. Continue reading →

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Jersey Shore Summer – Stone Harbor

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Ken Dowell

A place for surfers, birds and just folks sitting on the beach. Continue reading →

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The 1890 Travel Blogger: Atlantic City

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Ken Dowell

Home of America’s first boardwalk, first ferris wheel and first salt water taffy. Continue reading →

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Take Exit 0 for America’s Oldest Seaside Resort

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Cape May As numerous comedians have pointed out, in New Jersey we often refer to where we live by our exit number (I’m 151). The Garden State Parkway runs the length of the state and if you hit Exit 0, … Continue reading →

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A Week at the Shore 2014

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Ken Dowell

  Earlier this week I posted a story about my childhood vacations at the Jersey Shore, Growing Up in the 50’s: A Week at the Shore. Fifty plus years later I still spend at least one week of the summer … Continue reading →

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Growing Up in the 50’s: A Week at the Shore

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Ken Dowell

We had one week of vacation when I was growing up. It happened in July and it was at the Jersey Shore. Seven days on the beach, seven nights on the boardwalk. Then we came home and waited for next … Continue reading →

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Boardwalk Fashion

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Ken Dowell

Winter in New Jersey this year has been a continuing cycle of snow, frigid temperature and ice. So at times our minds drift off into warmer times and think of where we go in the summer. For many of us … Continue reading →

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